Senator Tim Scott to deliver GOP rebuttal to Biden s address to joint session of Congress By Adam Brewster, Ed O Keefe
Updated on: April 22, 2021 / 5:11 PM / CBS News
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott will deliver the Republican response to President Biden s first presidential address to a joint session of Congress on April 28. We face serious challenges on multiple fronts, but I am as confident as I have ever been in the promise and potential of America, Scott said in a statement. I look forward to having an honest conversation with the American people and sharing Republicans optimistic vision for expanding opportunity and empowering working families.
Who will get a ticket to Biden s first address to Congress? Nancy Pelosi faces huge headache over who she will leave off the list 200 lawmakers for president s big address
Speaker Nancy Pelosi decides who gets one of 200 tickets to President Biden s speech to a Joint Session of Congress on April 28
Hundreds of Democrats want a golden ticket and she needs to keep her party happy and with her thanks to her scant majority in the House
The situation is getting contentious as date of speech gets closer
COVID precautions are limiting attendance
Chamber will look empty compared to previous events
Biden to address Congress under security, COVID restrictions
LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press
April 14, 2021
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